2023高考英語模擬試卷注意事項1．考生要認真填寫考場號和座位序號。2．試題所有答案必須填涂或書寫在答題卡上，在試卷上作答無效。第一部分必須用2B鉛筆作答；第二部分必須用黑色字跡的簽字筆作答。3．考試結束后，考生須將試卷和答題卡放在桌面上，待監考員收回。第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1．Afterthreeyearsofpreparationforthe2011Xi’anInternationalHorticulturalExpo(西安園博)會），thecityispresentingtheworld______manypeoplethinkisthegreenSpecialOlympics．A．that B．which C．what D．where2．RecentlysomehospitalsinChinahaveadopted______theycallarobot-doctor,______willbeusedtooperateonpatientswithmoreaccuracy.A．what;thatB．that;whichC．what;whichD．which;what3．Thosesuccessfuldeafdancersthinkthatdancingisanactivity________sightmattersmorethanhearing.A．whenB．whoseC．whichD．where4．______thedeadline,theworkershadtoworkovertimetogetthejobfinished.A．Giving B．Given C．Havinggiven D．Togive5．Althougheverythingseemstohavebeentakenintoconsideration,________accidentcanhappenwhentheastronautswalkin________space.A．/;the B．an;the C．the;the D．an;/6．Thenecklacethewomanboughtis,becauseitismadeofglass.A．priceless B．worthwhile C．valuable D．worthless7．IfIcanhelp,Idon’tlikeworkinglateintothenight.A．so B．that C．them D．it8．Simplyraiseyourhand，andataxiappears________A．atnotimeB．atonetimeC．innotimeD．forthetimebeing9．Theyfelt________itwashightaxandlowincome________contributedtotheextrememiseryoftheworkingpeopleatthebottomoftheladder.A．/；that B．that;whichC．that;what D．/;which10．______tosuccesscan’tdefeatus.Instead,theycanonlymakeusstronger.A．Attempts B．BarriersC．Contributions D．Access11．Manypeoplecomplainedaboutthestoneslyingonaroad,but_______didanythingaboutgettingthestonesoutoftheway.A．both B．noone C．none D．all12．---Ihavebeenworkingformorethan30years!I’mgoingtoretirenextmonth.---Really?Youdon’tlookaday40!A．overB．byC．withD．for13．Thegovernmentplaced_____onthenumbersofforeigncarsthatcouldbeimported.A．limitations B．administrationC．requirements D．restrictions14．______metomorrowandI’llletyouknowthelabresult.A．Calling B．Call C．Tocall D．Havingcalled15．Peoplefromallwalksoflifeareeagerforsuccess,_______lackofconfidence,however,isagreatbarrier.A．where B．whichC．towhich D．beyondwhich16．Timeispressing．Youcannotstartyourtask_____soon．A．too B．very C．so D．as17．—I’mtiredout.Ican’trunanyfurther,Tom.—________!Mike.I’msureyoucandoit.A．Comeon B．NohurryC．Noproblem D．Welldone18．—I’dratherhavesomewine,ifyoudon’tmind.—______.Don’tforgetthatyou’lldrive.A．Byallmeans B．AnythingbutthatC．Takeiteasy D．Iwouldn’tsaynotothis19．Havingpicturestocolorwillkeepchildren______forhours.A．amused B．amusingC．amuse D．toamuse20．ifIhadarrivedyesterdaywithoutlettingyouknowbeforehand?A．Wouldyoubesurprised B．WereyousurprisedC．Hadyoubeensurprised D．Wouldyouhavebeensurprised第二部分閱讀理解（滿分40分）閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中，選出最佳選項。21．（6分）WeBritslovetheideaofarealChristmastree—butnotsomanyofusliketherealitiesofdragginga7ftNorwaySprucethroughthehouseandleavingneedlesallovertheplace.Ifyoucountyourselfamongthereluctantgroup，thenitmaybetimetogofake(假白勺）.Afterall,buyinganartificialChristmastreeneedn,tmeanacceptingdefeat.ThereJsahugerangeofoptionsandsizes,includingpre-littrees,whichwillsaveyouthefrustrationoftryingtostringyourownlights.AnotherbigbonusofchoosinganartificialChristmastreeiscost：artificialtreescanlastfordecades,sotheyworkoutcheaperthanpayingforarealtreeeveryyear.Likenowretailers(零售商）areofferinggreatdealsatthemoment：atTesco,thereJs25percentoffartificialChristmastrees.Meanwhile,youcantakeadvantageofthecurrent3for2offeratArgostofillyourhousewithnotone,nottwo,butthree.Youmayperhapspartnerupwithfriendswhoarealsolookingtoinvest.Ofcourse,keepyourtreeforyearsandyearsanditwillstarttopayyoubackintermsofcarbonfootprint;however，a“real”onewillalwayshavetobetransported，usedanddealtwitheveryyear.Arethereanydownsides?Yes.Youmightthinkyou,resavingtheplanet,butafaketreeisactuallynotanenvironmentallyfriendlyoption.MostaremadeinfactoriesinAsia,resultinginsomeseriousairmilestoreachtheUK.They’remadefrommetalandplastic，andmanyendtheirlivesinlandfill.Anotherproblemwithafaketreeisthattheydon'tlookverynatural—andofcourseyouwon’tgetthatlovelypinesmelleither.You’11alsoneedtofindspaceforstorage.1、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“reluctant”inparagraph2probablymean?A．Passive.B．Related.C．Unwilling.D．Supportive.2、WhichisthebenefitofbuyinganartificialChristmastree?A．Abundantchoices.B．Thelovelypinesmell.C．Cheaperthanarealone.D．Freefortransportation.3、Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?A．FakeChristmastreesareenvironmentallyfriendly.B．BritishpeopleliketodragarealChristmastreehome.C．PeopleneedtofindspacetostoreafakeChristmastree.D．Peoplemayget3moreiftheybuytwofakeChristmastrees.4、Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?A．DifferentreasonsforchoosingfakeChristmastrees.B．ValuablesuggestionsonchoosingfakeChristmastrees.C．EfficientwaysofsavingmoneyonchoosingChristmastrees.D．AdvantagesanddisadvantagesofchoosingfakeChristmastrees.22．（8分）Anewstudyof8，000youngpeopleintheJournalofHealthandSocialBehaviorshowsthatalthoughlovecanmakeadultslivehealthilyandhappily，itisabadthingforyoungpeople.Puppylove(早戀)maybringstressforyoungpeopleandcanleadtodepression.Thestudyshowsthatgirlsbecomemoredepressedthanboys，andyoungergirlsaretheworstofall.Thepossiblereasonfortheconnectionbetweenloveandhigherriskofdepressionforgirlsis“lossofself”．Accordingtothestudy，eventhoughboyswouldsay“losethemselvesinaromanticrelationship”，this“lossofself”ismuchmorelikelytoleadtodepressionwhenithappenstogirls.Younggirlswhohaveromanticrelationshipsusuallylikehidingtheirfeelingsandopinions.Theywon'ttellthattotheirparents.DrMarianmKaufman，anexpertonyoungpeopleproblems，says15%to20%youngpeoplewillhavedepressionduringtheirgrowing.Tryingromanceoftencausesthedepression.Sheadviseskidsnottojumpintoromancetooearly.Duringgrowingup，itisimportantforyoungpeopletobuildstrongfriendshipsandastrongsenseofself.Shealsosuggeststheparentsshouldencouragetheirkidstokeepclosetotheirfriends，attendmoreinterestingschoolactivitiesandspendenoughtimewithfamily.Parentsshouldwatchforsignsofdepression—eatingormoodchanges—andiftheyseesignsfromtheirdaughtersorsons，theyneedtogivehelp.Thegoodnewsisthattheconnectionbetweenromanceanddepressionseemstobecomeweakwithage.Lovewillalwaysmakeusfeelyoung，butonlymaturitygivesusachancetoavoiditsbadsideeffects.1、What'sthemainideaofthepassage?A．Romanceisatwo-edgedswordforadults.B．Parentsshouldforbidtheirchildren'slove.C．Romanceisgoodforyoungpeople.D．Puppylovemaybringyoungpeopledepression.2、Whichofthefollowingismorelikelytohavedepression?A．Carelessparentswhosechildrenaredeepinlove.B．Youngpeoplewhohaveastrongsenseofselfishness.C．Younggirlswhoalwayshidetheirfeelingsandopinions.D．Youngboyswhoseparentswatchfortheirbehavior.3、Whatcanbeinferredfromthepassage?A．Theolderawomanis，thelesslikelysheseemstoloseherselfinromance.B．Lackinglovecanleadyoungpeopletogrowupmorequickly.C．Earlylovemakesyoungpeoplekeepclosetotheirfriendsandparents.D．Parentsshouldhelptheirchildrentobeawareofthesignsofdepression.4、What'stheauthor'sattitudetowardspuppylove?A．Confused. B．Disapproving.C．Neutral. D．Scared.23．（8分）Exerciseseemstobegoodforthehumanbrain,withmanyrecentstudiessuggestingthatregularexerciseimprovesmemoryandthinkingskills.Butaninterestingnewstudyaskswhethertheapparentcognitivebenefitsfromexercisearerealorjustaplaceboeffect—thatis,ifwethinkwewillbe“smarter”afterexercise,doourbrainsrespondaccordingly?Theanswerhassignificantimplicationsforanyofushopingtouseexercisetokeepourmindssharpthroughoutourlives.Whilemanystudiessuggestthatexercisemayhavecognitivebenefits,recentlysomescientistshavebeguntoquestionwhethertheapparentlybeneficialeffectsofexerciseonthinkingmightbeaplaceboeffect.SoresearchersatFloridaStateUniversityinTallahasseeandtheUniversityofIllinoisatUrbana-Champaigndecidedtofocusonexpectations,onwhatpeopleanticipatethatexercisewilldoforthinking.Ifpeople’sexpectationsjibe(吻合)closelywiththeactualbenefits,thenatleastsomeofthoseimprovementsareprobablyaresultoftheplaceboeffectandnotofexercise.Forthenewstudy,whichwaspublishedlastmonthinPLOSOne,theresearchersrecruited171peoplethroughanonlinesurveysystem,theyaskedhalfofthesevolunteerstoestimatebyhowmuchastretchingandtoningregimens(拉伸運動)performedthreetimesaweekmightimprovevariousmeasuresofthinking.Theothervolunteerswereaskedthesamequestions,butaboutaregularwalkingprogram.Inactualexperiments,stretchingandtoningprogramgenerallyhavelittleifanyimpactonpeople’scognitiveskills.Walking,ontheotherhand,seemstosubstantiallyimprovethinkingability.Butthesurveyrespondentsbelievedtheopposite,estimatingthatthestretchingandtoningprogramwouldbemorebeneficialforthemindthanwalking.Theestimatesofbenefitsfromwalkingwerelower.Thesedata,whiletheydonotinvolveanyactualexercise,aregoodnewsforpeoplewhodoexercise.“Theresultsfromourstudysuggestthatthebenefitsofaerobicexercisearenotaplaceboeffect,”saidCaryStothart,agraduatestudentincognitivepsychologyatFloridaStateUniversity,wholedthestudy.Ifexpectationshadbeendrivingtheimprovementsincognitionseeninstudiesafterexercise,Mr.Stothartsaid,thenpeopleshouldhaveexpectedwalkingtobemorebeneficialforthinkingthanstretching.Theydidn’t,implyingthatthechangesinthebrainandthinkingafterexercisearephysiologicallygenuine.Thefindingsarestrongenoughtosuggestthatexercisereallydoeschangethebrainandmay,intheprocess,improvethinking,Mr.Stothartsaid.Thatconclusionshouldencouragescientiststolookevenmorecloselyintohow,atamolecularlevel,exerciseremodelsthehumanbrain,hesaid.Italsoshouldencouragetherestofustomove,sincethebenefitsare,itseems,notimaginary,eveniftheyareinourhead.1、WhichofthefollowingabouttheplaceboeffectisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A．Itoccursduringexercise. B．Ithascognitivebenefits.C．Itisjustamentalreaction. D．Itisaphysiologicalresponse.2、Whydidtheresearchersatthetwouniversitiesconducttheresearch?A．Todiscovertheplaceboeffectintheexercise.B．Toprovethepreviousstudieshaveabigdrawback.C．Totestwhetherexercisecanreallyimprovecognition.D．Toencouragemorescientiststogetinvolvedintheresearch.3、WhatcanweknowabouttheresearchCaryStothartandhisteamcarriedout?A．Theyemployed171peopletotakepartintheactualexercise.B．Theresultoftheresearchremovedtherecentdoubtofsomescientists.C．Theparticipantsthoughtwalkinghadagreaterimpactonthinkingability.D．Theirconclusiondrivesscientiststodoresearchontheplaceboeffect.4、Whatmightbethebesttitleforthepassage?A．Isitnecessaryforustotakeexercise? B．Howshouldpeopleexerciseproperly?C．Whatmakesussmarterduringexercise? D．Doesexercisereallymakeussmarter?24．（8分）Thisyearmarksthe170thanniversaryofPaulGauguin’sbirth.Helivedforjust54yearsbuthepackedhisbrieflifewithactivity.TheFrenchpainterspenthisearlychildhoodinPerubeforereturningtoFrance.Asanadult,hecontinuedtotravelalot.Mostfamously,hespentmuchofthelastdecadeofhislifeinTahiti,anislandinsouthernPacificOcean.Indeed,GauguinisbestknownforhiscolorfulpaintingsofTahitiansandtheirculture.Therestlessnessofthisgreatpainterhasbeennormalamongmodernartistssincethemiddleofthe19thcentury.They’reneversatisfiedforlongwithacertainstyleorwayoflife.Oncesomethingbecomesconventional,it’sturneddown.TheartisticculturethatGauguindevelopedfromwasthatofImpressionism(印象派).PainterslikeClaudeMonethadwantedtopainthowtheysawtheworld,nothowtheirteacherstaughtthemitshouldbeseen.Gauguin,andsimilarartistslikehisfriendVincentvanGogh,movedevenfurtherawayfrom“respectable”artthantheImpressionists.Forthem,itwasnotsimplyamatterofseeingtheworlddifferently,butfeelingandthinkingaboutitdifferently,too.Gauguinsaw,feltandthoughtdifferentlyfrommostmembersofEuropeansociety.HethoughtthatEuropeanculturewastoofancyandnotspontaneous.Thisiswhyheturnedtothetraditionsofotherpartsoftheworld,likeAfrica,and,eventually,Tahiti.ArtistslikeGauguinusedtheword“primitive”forthesecultures,butnotasanegativeterm.Forhim,Europe,inbecomingmodem,industrialandscientific,seemedlessnaturalthanotherpartsoftheworld.Intruth,Gauguin’spaintingsmaybeunconventionalbuttheyarecertainlynot“primitive”.Theyaretheworkofapainterwithgreatawarenessofwhathewasdoing.Itwasthisawarenessthatmadehimsuchanimportantpainterforthosethatcameafter,inthe20thcentury.WhenwelookcloselyattheworksofGauguinwebegintounderstandPabloPicasso,andespeciallyHenriMatisse,alittlebetter.1、WhatcanweinferaboutGauguin’slife?A．Hehadanunhappychildhood. B．HelivedmostofhislifeinPeru.C．HeenjoyedpaintinginTahiti. D．Hepreferredatraditionallifestyle.2、What’sthemainpurposeofParagraph4?A．ToexplainwhyGauguin’sworkswerepopular.B．TopointoutwhereGauguin’sinspirationcamefrom.C．ToshowGauguin’sdifferentunderstandingofpainting.D．TocompareGauguin’spaintingstylewithVincentvanGogh’s.3、Whichofthefollowingbestexplains“spontaneous”underlinedinParagraph5?A．Natural. B．Modern. C．Industrial. D．Scientific.4、TheauthormentionsPicassoandMatisseinthelastparagraphtoshow________.A．theirstylesaredifferentfromGauguin’s B．greatartistssharemanysimilaritiesC．theyareasimportantasGauguin D．Gauguin’sinfluenceontheirworks25．（10分）NatalieTraylingisafamousstreetartistinMelbourne.Atfirst,thosewhohappenedtopassbyherandsparesomechangedidn’tevenrealizewhatamusicalgeniuswasplaying.TheemotionaltunewasnotonlymasterfullyplayedbutalsocomposedbyNatalieherselfwhenshewasonly14.Gradually,aslongassheappears,peoplewillstop,absorbedinhermusic.Hermusicmakesyouthinkaboutcalmness,thegoodthingsinlife,andnevergivingup.Butwhatpeopledonotknowisthatbehindthebeautifulmusicoftheoldwoman,itisfullofbitterness.Attheageof12,shewonamusicscholarshipatSantaMariaCollege.At15sheknockedbackascholarshiptotheRoyalAcademyofMusicinLondonbecauseherparentscouldn’tpaynon-tuitioncosts.Whensheleftschool,shetaughtpianoatSantaMaria.Latershemetherhusband,Denis.Theyhadfourchildren,butthetwoofthemdied.In1984,Denisaskedforadivorce.Natalie’sson,Nathan,wasgivenmedicationfordepression.NatalielivedeitheroutdoorsinRoyalParkorinboardinghousesfornineyears.Inlate2003Nataliecollapsedwithanaemia(貧血)andwashospitalizedforsixmonths.Forhalfacentury,Nataliehasbeenteasedbyfate.Butevenso,shenevergaveupherloveformusic.Whenaskedwhythemusicwassoimportanttoher,shesaid:“Musiciseverything.Idofeelpartofit.Thewholeworldismusic.”WhenNataliewentontheInternet,shebecameasignofMelbourne.Peopleareimpressedbyherpersistenceindreamsandtheoptimismoflife.Nowsheisnolongerwanderingaround.Shecanplaythepianoatanytime,butaslongastheweatherisgood,shewillwalktothestreetsofMelbourne,andplayatouchingmelodyfortherushofthecity.1、WhyisNatalie’smusicsotouchingtothepassers-by?A．Itisfullofbitterness.B．Shecomposeditherself.C．It’sareflectionofherownlife.D．Itremindsofthebeautyoflife.2、Whichofthefollowingcanreplacetheunderlinedword“knockedback”inParagraph2?A．gaveupB．obtainedC．acceptedD．wasawarded3、WhatdoesmusicmeantoNatalie?A．It’sherhobby.B．It’sthesourceofhermisfortune.C．Itispartofherlife.D．It’sawaytoearnaliving.4、Whatdoestheauthortrytotellus?A．Natalieisamusicalgenius.B．Lifeisnoteasyforeveryone.C．Nevergiveuphalfway.D．Nataliehasastrongandbraveheart.第三部分語言知識運用（共兩節）第一節（每小題1.5分，滿分30分）閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的A、B、C和D四個選項中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項．26．（30分）Everyonewantstowinafirst-placeblueribbon,tobethebestinsomething.EvenkidsinKindergartenwantthatblueribbon.Insports,Iwasneverablue-ribbonperson.Inarace,Iwasalways1InbaseballIwaslikelytobe2ontheheadordroptheball.Duringthespringofmykindergartenyear,ourclasshadafieldtriptoaparkinatownabouttwentymilesaway.Makingthatdrivenowisnobig3butwhenyou’resixandyou’velivedinatownof300peopleallyourlife,goingtoabigtownofacoupleofthousandpeopleisreallysomething.Idon’tremembertoomuchaboutit.ButtherewasonethatIwillneverforget—the4race.Theparentstiedourfeettogether.Onelittleboygotmefora5.Hewasthesecondmost6boyinourclasssoheusuallywonateverythingandIknewthatwithmetiedtohimhedidn’thaveachance.AndI’msureheknewhewasintrouble.Thegunsoundedandwewereoff.Somecoupleswerefallingandstumblingallaroundus,42westayedonourfeetandmadeittotheotherside.43,whenweturnedaroundandheadedbackforhome,wewereinthelead!Onlyonecouplehadachancetowin,andtheywereagoodseveralyardsbehindus.Afewfeetfromthefinishline,disasterstruck:Itrippedandfell.Wewere44enoughthatmypartnercouldhaveeasilydraggedmeacrossthefinishlineandwon.Buthedidn’t.Insteadhestopped,45downandhelpedmeup—justattheothercouplecrossedthefinishline.Asaresult,wereceivedasmallredribbonforcominginsecond.Istillrememberthatmomentwhentheyoungboydecidedthathelpingafriendgetonherfeetwasmoreimportantthanwinningablueribbon.And13yearslater,Istillhavethatlittleribbonbecauseit’sa46thatafriendlikethisboyisonewhoreally47.1、A．lastB．firstC．quickD．successful2、A．touchedB．feltC．hitD．beaten3、A．questionB．eventC．oneD．deal4、A．one-leggedB．two-leggedC．three-leggedD．four-legged5、A．partnerB．helperC．supporterD．competitor6、A．tallestB．youngestC．athleticD．handsome7、A．butB．thereforeC．howeverD．and8、A．ObviouslyB．UnbelievablyC．SecretlyD．Undoubtedly9、A．strongB．braveC．cleverD．close10、A．layB．slowedC．movedD．reached11、A．warningB．reminderC．giftD．notice12、A．dependsB．countsC．supportsD．worthy第二節（每小題1.5分，滿分15分）閱讀下面材料，在空白處填入1個適當的單詞或括號內單詞的正確形式。27．（15分）Alittleplaydoesnotharmanyone,butdoesmuchgood.Afterplay,weshouldbeglad1．(work).Iknewaboywholikedagoodgameverymuch.Hecouldrun,swim,jump,andplayball;andwasalwaysmerrywhenoutofschool.2．heknewthattimeisnotallforplay;thatourminutes,hours,and3．(day)areveryprecious.Heusedtosay,”Onethingatatime.”Whenhehaddonewithwork,hewouldplay;buthedidnottrytoplayandtoworkatthesametime.第四部分寫作（共兩節）第一節短文改錯（滿分10分）28．（10分）假定英語課上老師要求同桌之間交換修改作文，請你修改你同桌寫的以下作文。文中共有10處錯誤，每句中最多有兩處。錯誤涉及一個單詞的增加、刪除或修改。增加：在缺詞處加一個漏詞符號(/\)，并在其下面寫出該加的詞。刪除：把多余的詞用斜線(\)

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不計分。Amongthefourseasonsinayear,summerismyfavorite,thatmakesmefree,excitedandenergy.Whensummervacationcameeveryyear,wecandoallthatwecan’tdoduringourschooltime,goshoppingwithfriends,swimminginwarmwaterandevenhikingandcampinginthedeepvalleys.Theseactivitiesleadmetoenjoyfullfree.Wecanfindusinanexcitingworldeveryday,withthesunshiningbright,treesgrowingbetterandflowerscomingoutofwithallkindsofcolors.SummermakesmefullofenergyandwefeelIhavethestrengthtodomostdifficultthingsinmylife.Ilikesummerbetter,andwhataboutyou?第二節書面表達（滿分25分）29．（25分）假定你是李華，你的美國筆友Tom想了解你在上周末觀看的演唱會的情況，請你給Tom寫一封信，介紹一